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From YouTube: APRIL 28 2021 Question Period
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Well,
we've
been
told
repeatedly
that
people
in
hot
spots
will
be
prioritized
to
get
vaccinated.
We've
been
told
to
register
to
follow
the
guidelines
for
registration
and
booking,
and
what
do
we
see?
Surprise
pop-up
clinics
that
in
no
way
guarantee
the
people
who
need
it
are
actually
the
ones
getting
vaccinated.
A
A
We
are
told
that
people
are
even
driving
in
from
other
areas
to
these
clinics,
while
frontline
workers
can't
get
vaccinated
because
they're
busy
at
work
and
local
residents
get
left
out.
So
will
the
premier
get
up
today
and
admit
that
surprise
pop-up
clinics
have
caused
added
concern
and
anxiety
and
that
he
will
ensure
that
those
who
live
in
hot
spots
and
those
front
line
workers
receive
the
vaccination
that
they've
been
promised.
C
Thank
you
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
her
question.
The
member
will
know
that
our
primary
kovic
19
immunization
campaign
is
age
based
focused
on
clinically
vulnerable
people
as
well,
and
focus
on
indigenous
people
18
and
above
this
evening,
people
58
and
above
born
in
1963
and
before
we're
eligible
to
book
their
appointment
and
as
we
get
more
vaccine
in
the
next
week,
that
number
will
increase.
So
I
encourage
everybody
to
register
to
address
hot
spots,
particularly
in
the
fraser
health
authority.
C
The
fraser
health
authority
has
forwarded
the
number
of
pop-up
clinics
and
I'm
happy
to
inform
the
member
that
yesterday,
the
four
that
were
added
yesterday,
immunized
4100
people
and
that
overall
in
fraser
health,
almost
half
of
the
immunizations
yesterday
took
place
in
the
10
community
health
areas.
There
are
more
than
40
in
fraser
health
that
that
are
currently
is
assessed
as
hot
spots.
C
This
is
one
other
measure
to
deal
with
transmission,
just
as
the
immunizations
of
many
school
staff
of
many
frontline
workers
that
are
taking
place,
and
others
have
done
so
now
and
in
the
past
few
months.
I
think
that
our
vaccination
effort
has
been
overall,
extremely
successful,
and
yesterday
we
were
able
to
reach
hot
spot
areas,
which
we
hope
will
help
serve
to
reduce
transmission
in
this
coven
19
pandemic.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
while
I
appreciate
the
minister's
answer-
and
I
do
have
a
great
deal
of
respect
for
the
fact
that
he
knows
and
manages
his
file
well
and
let
me
make
it
perfectly
clear
to
apparently
some
member
who
thinks
that
this
isn't
the
case.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
british
columbians
have
the
opportunity
to
be
vaccinated
when
they
are
promised.
A
A
We
moved
to
travel
restrictions
which
people
still
don't
know
exactly
how
those
work,
and
now
we
have
pop-up
clinics.
Again
we
care
that
people
get
vaccinated,
but
I'm
sure
the
members
opposite,
don't
believe
that
you
should
be
sleeping
overnight
in
attempt
to
wait
for
the
vaccination
that
you
have
been,
and
there
is
one
person
who
needs
to
be
able
to
stand
up
and
tell
british
colombians
how
he
is
going
to
clear
up
the
confusion
and
anxiety.
That's
been
caused
in
british
columbia.
A
Members
might
want
to
dismiss
my
comments,
but
how
the
com,
how
about
the
comments
of
a
physician
from
burnaby
and
here's,
what
he
had
to
say?
Dr
narang,
a
family
doctor
from
burnaby,
says-
and
I
quote,
these
are
the
same
people
that
aren't
going
to
be
able
to
get
to
a
pop-up
clinic.
It's
going
to
be
the
people
who
are
sitting
on
twitter
or
who
do
not
have
the
language
skills
to
interpret
it
and
accessibility
to
a
car.
To
get
to
these
appointments.
A
End
quote
so.
Will
the
premier
commit
today
to
ensuring
that
those
british
colombians
who
need
the
vaccination?
We
agree
with
that
they
need
it
now
in
order
to
continue
to
bend
the
curve
in
the
third
wave.
They
were
promised
by
this
government
that
those
who
were
prioritized,
including
frontline
workers
and
hot
spots,
would
get
their
vaccination
with
the
premier
insurer
today
that
they
indeed
get
them.
D
D
She
will
know
that
just
shy
of
40
39.66
percent
of
the
eligible
people
for
vaccinations
have
taken
their
first
dose.
This
is
positive
news.
Honorable
speaker,
the
member
referred
to
the
possibility
of
vaccine
hesitancy.
It
clearly
is
not
the
case
here
in
british
columbia.
Again,
all
good
news
for
all
of
us,
but
it's
my
job
and
my
role
as
the
head
of
the
cabinet
and
the
head
of
the
executive
council
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
people
that
have
been
given
tasks
have
the
space
and
latitude
to
take
on
those
tasks,
never
more
important.
D
He
alongside
public
health
officials
and
with
the
support
most
days
of
every
member
of
this
legislature-
and
I
say
that
quite
quite
sincerely,
honourable
speaker,
virtually
99
of
the
time
for
those
watching
at
home.
All
of
us
in
this
place
agree
on
the
fundamental
principles
that
are
before
us
today,
but
I
cannot,
in
good
conscience,
interfere
in
the
processes
that
health
officials
are
putting
in
place
to
make
sure
we
address
those
hot
spots,
I'll
leave
it
to
them
to
decide
what
the
best
method
is
to
deliver
a
scarce
resource
to
a
demanding
population.
D
I
believe
that
we
have
a
good
track
record
to
this
point
in
time
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
to
make
sure
that
those
vulnerable
populations,
those
that
have
pre-existing
health
conditions
who
are
being
prior
prioritized
those
front
line.
Workers
that
need
desperately
need
to
have
those
vaccinations
are
getting
those
vaccinations,
but
we
have
a
shortage
of
supply
and
a
narrow
window
to
get
that
into
the
arms
of
british
columbians
and
I'll
leave
it
to
public
health
officials
to
make
those
important
decisions.
E
E
People
who
got
vaccinated
at
their
local
pharmacy
are
now
being
told
after
the
fact
that
they
also
need
to
register
on
the
government
website,
but
the
pharmacies
and
their
clients
were
not
informed
at
the
time,
while
many
are
still
struggling
to
get
their
first
dose.
We
can't
have
any
confusion
on
the
second.
Can
the
premier,
please
clarify
if
you
have
an
existing
second
dose
appointment
booked
with
a
pharmacy?
C
Thank
you,
honourable
speaker.
I'm
encouraging
everyone
in
bc
to
register
for
a
clovit19
vaccination
on
our
get
vaccinated
website.
This
is
an
important
principle
that
will
assist
them
throughout
the
vaccination
process,
as
the
member
suggests
involves
two
doses
with
respect
to
people.
Who've
received
astrazeneca
at
pharmacies.
That
would
have
happened
at
some
time
in
the
next
four
weeks,
and
there
is
some
time
before
their
second
point
appointment
will
have
to
be
booked,
and
in
that
time
people
will
get
lots
of
information
and
lots
of
advanced
notice.
C
It
is
useful
for
everybody
to
register
it
takes
two
minutes,
and
almost
two
million
british
columbians
have
registered.
The
system
has
been
extremely
successful,
extremely
successful
in
particular
at
targeting
those
clinically
vulnerable
180,
000
of
whom
have
been
vaccinated
our
pharmacy
campaign.
So
far.
I
know
it
was
characterized
otherwise.
Just
a
few
minutes
ago,
155
000
doses
sent
to
pharmacies
160,
three
thousand
vaccines
delivered
with
more
appointments
booked
and
the
rest
to
be
used
up
in
the
coming
days.
C
All
of
those
individuals
will
be
eligible
for
second
doses,
and
I
encourage
everybody
in
the
coming
days
to
register.
Yes,
some
will
have
booked
their
own
appointments
with
london,
drugs
or
whoever.
It
is
that's
booking
appointments,
but
it's
important
and
valuable
to
register.
And
honorable
speaker,
I
can
say
that
well
in
advance
of
needing
a
second
dose
which,
for
people
who
are
vaccinated
in
april
will
be
august.
People
will
have
all
the
information
they
need
to
proceed.
E
C
Speaker,
I
encourage
everyone
to
register
with
our
get
vaccinated
website
at
our
get
vaccinated
website.
It's
a
valuable
thing
to
do
it's
easy
to
do.
Almost
two
million
people
have
done
it.
It
takes
approximately
two
minutes
and
I
think
it's
worthwhile
for
everyone,
because
it
will
also
provide,
as
we
go
forward
in
the
future,
access
to
your
vaccination
information.
So
that's
something
that's
useful
to
do,
regardless
of
when
you
got
your
vaccine.
C
There
are
many
people,
as
the
member
will
know,
who
received
their
immunizations
lots
of
those
in
long-term
care
and
assisted
living,
but
in
other
places,
especially
healthcare
workers
who
are
vaccinated
in
advance
of
the
website
coming
into
being,
and
so
we
are
continuing
to
encourage
people
to
get
registered.
It's
pretty
straightforward.
C
The
the
people
who
are
immunized
in
the
pharmacy
campaign
will
get
their
second
dose
in
august
or
in
september
and
there'll,
be
lots
of
information
provided
to
do
that.
So,
honorable
speaker,
I
appreciate
that
the
honorable
member
is
expresses
the
view
that
she's
confused,
but
I
don't
think
there's
any
reason
to
add
to
that
confusion.
It's
pretty
straightforward,
get
rid
of
her
and
let
go.
F
F
D
D
For
for
for
over
for
over
a
year
now,
honourable
speaker,
I've
been
raising
this
issue
at
national
tables
that
I
have
the
privilege
of
sitting
at
representing
all
of
us
and
bringing
these
issues
forward.
I
was
given
a
commitment,
although
I
have
to
confess
it
was
lonely
at
that
time.
I
don't
recall
ever
hearing
from
the
official
opposition
a
word
about
paid
sick
leave
until
yesterday,
until
yesterday,.
B
D
Acknowledging
today
on
this
most
important
of
days
that
we
have
all
come
to
a
new
realization
and
understanding
of
the
importance
of
these
issues
because
of
the
challenges
that
we've
all
faced.
So
I
looked
my
hands
to
the
member
for
shuswap
for
acknowledging
that
today,
but
with
respect
to
the
federal
government,
we
had
commitments
from
the
minister
of
finance
and
the
prime
minister
that
there
would
be
an
effective
national
program
when
they
launched
their
program.
That
became
abundantly
clear
that
there
were
gaps
and
deficiencies
in
the
program.
D
We
continue
to
lobby
and
advocate
and
were
given
assurances
that
there
would
be
a
fix.
We
waited
till
the
federal
budget
was
presented
and
found
that
there
was
no
fix
available.
We
are
now
that
we
are
now.
We
are
now
seven
business
days
since
that
number
and
I'll
remind
again
the
members
of
from
the
official
opposition.
We
wanted
to
bring
in
three
hours
three
hours
of
paid
sick
pay
time
to
get
a
vaccination
and
they
spent
four
days
debating
it
four
days
to
give
people
three
hours
off
to
get
a
vaccination.
F
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
premier
for
his
response.
I
I
think
that,
right
now
in
this
third
wave
that
what
workers
are
concerned
more
with
is
not
who's
leading
the
discussion
but
who's
leading
the
implementation
of
a
policy
that
will
ensure
that
they
can
stay
home
that
will
ensure
that
they
can
stay
home
when
they
are
sick,
without
risking
being
able
to
not
pay
rent
or
buy
groceries.
F
The
premier
said
about
designing
a
sick
pay
program.
That
quote
it's
not
about
speed.
It's
about
making
sure
we
get
it
right.
I
respectfully
disagree
right
now.
Time
is
of
the
essence.
Workers
should
not
have
to
choose
between
staying
home
when
sick
or
providing
for
this
fam
their
families,
and,
on
this
day
of
mourning,
for
workers
who
have
been
killed,
injured
or
exposed
to
illness
at
work.
We
need
to
know
that
this
government
will
work
to
protect
workers
right
now.
F
We
need
an
immediate
emergency
program
or
we
are
missing
the
most
critical
period
of
time
during
this
pandemic.
When
people
urgently
need
the
supports
in
place,
so
they
do
not
go
to
work
when
they
feel
unwell.
My
question
again
through
you,
honourable
speaker,
is
to
the
premier:
can
we
get
clarity
on
exactly
what
the
government
is
working
on
and
when
exactly
this
program
will
be
rolled
out
to
support
workers.
D
Premier,
thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
again.
I
appreciate
the
question
from
the
third
party
and
as
of
two
o'clock
today,
we
have,
I
think,
unanimous
consent
in
this
place
to
bring
forward
a
paid
sick
leave
program
and
that
will
be
happening
in
the
days
ahead.
I
look
forward
to
the
very
brief
debate
and
the
implementation
of
a
program
that
will
protect.
G
Proceed
well.
Thank
you.
Mr
speaker.
Workers
deserve
to
be
safe
and
protected,
especially
during
a
pandemic.
Last
year,
the
premier
was
adamant
that
he
was
ready
to
implement
a
provincially
funded
sick
pay
program.
Last
may
he
said,
and
I
quote
we're
prepared
to
go
it
alone.
We
do
have
alternative
plans
in
place.
End
quote,
but
he
hasn't
done
it.
So
once
again,
we
have
a
premier
who
shows
up,
makes
big
promises
messes
up
and
fails
to
deliver
through
you,
mr
speaker,
to
the
premier.
D
Premier,
thank
you,
humble
speaker
and
again,
two
consecutive
days
of
interest
in
workers
from
the
official
opposition
as
a
data
celebration
and
and
I'll
remind
the
member
who
was
just
on
his
feet
that
he
spent
four
days
in
this
house
six
and
a
half
hours
debating
the
merits
of
three
hours,
three
hours,
members
to
get
a
vaccination.
D
G
Well,
mr
speaker,
I
was
just
trying
to
do
our
part.
The
only
bill
that
was
actually
on
the
floor
for
debate
in
this
legislature
was
bill.
Three.
G
Now,
mr
speaker,
yesterday
the
premier
claimed-
and
I
quote-
it's
not
a
simple
process.
There
is
no
structure
in
place,
end
quote,
but
a
year
ago
he
said
he
had
a
plan
that
was
ready
to
go.
So
if
there's
still
no
structure,
it's
because
he's
botched
it
hard-working
men
and
women
took
the
premiere
of
his
word
when
he
said
that
he
had
a
plan
in
place
a
year
ago.
G
They
don't
want
excuses.
Now,
mr
speaker,
I
can
think
of
one
group
who
are
really
counting
on
the
premier
not
to
blow
it
the
20
to
39
year
olds,
who
don't
want
to
have
to
choose
between
paying
their
rent
or
getting
people
sick
through
you,
mr
speaker,
to
the
premier,
will
the
premier
tell
us
why
he
told
everyone
that
he
had
his
own
provincially
funded
plan?
What
is
now
apparent?
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker
and
again
I
thank
the
member
for
his
newfound
enthusiasm
in
this
area.
He
may
well
remember
that
last
spring,
when
we
were
advocating,
on
behalf
of
british
columbians
to
the
federal
government
for
a
national
sick
pay
program,
we
weren't
joined
by
the
bc
liberals
at
that
time,
but
we
were
joined
by
the
bc
chamber
of
commerce.
We
were
born,
joined
by
the
boards
of
trade,
from
vancouver
and
from
surrey,
as
well
as
the
bc
business
council,
as
well
as
the
bc
federal
federation
of
labor.
D
Had
to
suck
it
up
and
support
the
government,
imagine
that,
but
despite
that,
despite
that,
the
farm
team
for
the
for
that
organization
couldn't
find
the
temerity
to
stand
up
and
support
this
initiative,
I'm
grateful
they're
doing
it
today.
I
look
forward
to
unanimous
consent
at
the
appropriate
time
in
the
days
ahead.
H
You
very
much,
mr
speaker.
Well.
What
we're
talking
about
here
today
are
thousands
of
hard-working
british
columbians
frontline
workers
essential
essential
workers.
In
many
cases,
young
workers,
people
of
color
lots
of
women
that
have
been
bearing
their
their
more
than
their
fair
share
of
of
this
pandemic,
who
were
promised
by
this
premier
one
year
ago
that
a
sick
leave
program,
a
sick
pay
program
would
be
put
in
place
and
the
premier
didn't
do
it.
H
Mr,
mr,
mr
speaker,
mr
speaker,
we
we,
the
official
opposition,
actually
wrote
in
may
of
2020,
encouraging
and
urging
the
government
to
get
on
with
it
with
a
sick
pay
program.
Perhaps
he
needs
to
be
better
briefed.
The
premier
is,
the
premier
is
blowing.
It
he's
blowing
it
for
20
to
39
year
olds.
He
knows
that
that
that's
the
case
yesterday
the
premier
said-
and
I
quote,
paid
sick
leave
is
critical
to
get
through
the
pandemic.
H
End
quote,
but
mr
speaker,
laird
cronk
and
the
bc
federation
of
labor
says
the
premier
is
failing
and
he's
had
this
to
say,
and
I
quote:
the
budget
fails
to
ensure
paid
sick
days
and
to
remove
the
untenable
decision
for
workers
between
staying
home,
sick
and
paying
the
bills
during
a
pandemic.
End
quote
the
premier
said
he
had
a
plan
ready
to
implement
a
year
ago.
I
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
I'm
really
happy
to
answer
this
question
and
then
thank
you,
the
the
opposition
for
for
this
question.
Mr
speaker,
I
know
that
the
bc
liberals
are
waking
up
to
you
know
today
to
this
new
issue.
I'm
surprised
actually
that
they
have
taken
an
interest
in
the
workers
rights.
Now
I
don't
need
to
remind
this
member,
mr
speaker.
He
was
part
of
a
government
who,
for
too
long
for
16
years,
disrespected
the
workers
and
showed
nothing,
but
this,
mr
speaker,
nothing
but
contempt
towards
the
working
people.
I
This
was
the
government,
mr
speaker,
that
cut
benefit
to
the
injured
workers.
This
was
the
government
that
shut
down
half
the
employment
standard
offices
and
fired
half
of
those
workers.
Mr
speaker,
if
that
wasn't
enough
roadblocks
to
justice
for
those
most
vulnerable
workers
in
the
bc,
they
threw
in
a
self-help
kit,
mr
speaker,
they
were
told
if
the
workers
felt
that
their
rights
were
violated,
they
were
told,
fill
up
these
papers
go
talk
to
your
own
employer,
you're
on
your
own,
mr
speaker,
and
I'm
not
even
talking
about
how
they
ripped
up
the
collective
agreement.
I
They
were
legally
negotiated.
Only
the
supreme
court
of
canada
to
tell
them
their
their
actions.
Thank
you
when
they
are
waking
up.
Mr
speaker,
we've
been
working
for
the
last
year
to
provide
support
for
the
workers,
making
sure
that
the
workers
don't
lose.
Thank
you
good
job.
When
they're
sick
with
the
quote
over
the
sickness,
mr
speaker,
we
will
continue
to
work.
We
will
have
a
plan
in
place.
Mr
speaker,
thank.
H
H
Mr,
mr
speaker,
the
the
labor
minister
has
said
that
they
would
that
they
would
put
a
program
in
place.
More
importantly,
the
premier,
the
head
of
the
executive
council,
said
that
that
that
that
he
had
a
plan
ready
to
go
one
year
ago
and
we're
still
we're
still
waiting,
and
so
are
the
thousands
of
british
columbians
whose
health
is
at
risk
they're
still
waiting.
Mr
speaker,
people
took
the
premier
at
his
word
when
he
said
he
had
a
plan
a
year
ago,
and
they
certainly
don't
want
his
excuses
today.
H
But
this
is
the
whining
that
we
heard
from
the
premier
yesterday,
and
I
quote
it's
sad,
I
think
sad
to
say
at
month
14
that
we
haven't
resolved
this
issue.
It
was
a
critical
issue
12
months
ago
and
we're
still
talking
about
it.
That
disappoints
me.
End
quote:
do
you
know?
What's
sad
and
disappointing?
Mr
speaker,
it's
a
premier
who
broke
his
promise
on
sick
pay
and
can't
deliver.
H
Now
the
question
is
this:
the
premier
is
sitting
on
3.1
billion
dollars
of
contingencies
in
the
budget
3.1
billion
dollars.
Where
is
his
plan
for
provincially
funded
sick
pay
programs,
a
program
that
he
claims
to
have
ready
to
implement
that
workers
across
this
province
desperately
need
today,
premier.
D
B
D
Thank
you,
honorable
speaker,
thank
you
and
again
I'm
grateful
that
I've
heard
today
from
at
least
one
member
of
the
official
opposition,
the
member
for
shuswap,
that
he
recognizes
and
acknowledges
the
importance
of
moving
expeditiously
on
this.
So
when
we
bring
it
to
the
legislature,
we
return
from
the
constituency
week.
I'm
grateful
that
he
will.
Second,
the
motion
and
all
the
members
on
that
side
will
vote
up
unanimously
to
support
paid
sick.
J
K
House
leader,
thank
you,
honourable
speaker,
as
I
indicated
last
friday
that
later
this
week,
the
the
the
enforcement
provisions
will
be
made
public
in
terms
of
the
details
of
how
the
the
covid
checks
will
take
place
when
they're
implemented
by
the
by
the
police
in
the
province
of
british
columbia.
K
I
can
tell
you
that
we've
been
engaged
in
with
discussions
with
police
in
terms
of
how
things
will
work
in
terms
of
legal
services
branch
in
terms
how
the
order
will
be
constructed
under
the
emergency
program
act.
I
can
tell
you:
we've
had
discussions
not
only
with
members
of
the
the
bipark
community,
but
with
local
government.
K
I
can
tell
you
that
the
opposition
is
going
to
be
brief
tomorrow
and
what
I
can
tell
you
this
honorable
speaker
is
that
most
british
colombians
understand
what's
in
place,
which
is
stay,
local
stay
within
your
health
authority
and
that's
what
they're
already
doing.
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and,
to
be
honest,
that
doesn't
answer
the
question.
J
People
need
to
know
right
now
what
the
police
powers
are
at
the
checkpoints
and
they
should
have
known
the
day
that
the
premier
made
this
announcement
about
checkpoints
in
the
first
place,
police
and
the
citizens
of
bc
need
an
answer.
They
deserve
an
answer
with
all
the
confusion,
adding
to
the
stress
and
anxiety
of
this.
This
covet
crisis-
we
don't
know
if
the
police
will
be
detaining
drivers
or
not
and
whether
or
not
they
can
drive
force
drivers
to
turn
around.
K
K
But
what
I
can
also
tell
what
I
can
also
tell
tell
the
honorable
member
that
the
police
who
are
working
or
will
be
working
at
at
the
at
the
checkpoint
or
checkpoints
are
professionals
who
are
well
trained
and
know
their
job
and
know
how
to
treat
people
respectfully
and
courteously.
K
And
so
it's
not
a
question
and
they've
been
doing
it
for
a
very
long
time
and
what
we
have
been
working
with
is
the
police
in
terms
of
the
order,
as
it
will
be
in
place,
how
it
will
be
implemented
and
where
it
will
be
implemented,
and
we've
also
made
it
clear
over
the
last
week
that,
for
example,
it
is
not
going
to
be
random
around
health
authorities,
but
will
be
at
the
borders
between
those
health
authorities,
in
particular
the
one
between
the
lower
mainland
and
the
interior.
K
That's
because
that's
where
the
issue
of
stopping
the
spread
of
the
virus
is
most
effective,
we
are
already
seeing
that
the
restrictions
that
have
been
put
in
place
at
when
it
comes
to
ferries,
for
example,
are
are
working
extremely
well.
I
can
tell
the
the
member,
for
example,
that
already
on
the
this
past
weekend,
the
sho
to
austin
schwartz,
beirut,
vehicle
traffic
down
24
passenger
traffic
down
34.
K
Percent,
I
can,
I
can
tell
you
that,
in
terms
of
of
horseshoe
bay
departure
route,
vehicle
traffic
down
by
37
passenger
traffic
down
by
42,
that's
already
on
reduced
capacity,
honorable
speaker,
because
you
know
what
the
public
understands
the
restrictions,
the
public
understands,
you
need
to
stay
local.
It's
a
shame.